Recycling and Waste Management Environmental Responsibility meets Fiscal Responsibility Recycling is more than a buzzword for the environmental movement. Recycling – of glass, metals, paper, plastics, water and more – now represents significant cost savings to individuals, organizations and governments. Don’t Throw It All Away Without a comprehensive strategy for recycling and solid waste management, […]
Ok, that is an exaggeration. But in a recent article in New Jersey Spotlight, the changing face of the suburban office park was presented for consideration. Specifically, the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy recently released a report on the new employment dynamics of the suburban office market. As reported, the article points out […]
It has recently been reported that Seaside Heights and Belmar are proposing seawalls to protect their communities. I have been studying the environment for many years and I am amazed at the folly of people when it comes to their thoughts on dealing with a dynamic system like the ocean. More than twenty years ago […]
Energy Audit Report Evaluates Energy Consumption and Identifies Cost-Effective Energy Conservation Measures Somerset County Business Partnership DeFeo Associates performed an extensive energy audit of the Somerset County (N.J.) Business Partnership’s 8,000 s.ft. office building to evaluate energy consumption and identify cost-effective energy conservation measures and corresponding carbon emissions reduction. The study included a physical survey, […]
You may recall my post on the need for municipalities to become more sustainable in their interpretation of land use issues. That blog pertained to a court case between neighbors over a natural area being grown by one party and the neighbor wanting a traditional lawn. The Township cited the owner with the natural area […]